[jalisco555]

A Royal Navy submarine sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War. This drove home to the Argentinians the importance of having submarines in their fleet.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

The Belgrano was due to be retired and sent to the US to go on display as she was one of our WW2 cruisers IIRC.The name escapes me.

[Nateman]

Did you know the cruiser General Belgrano started out as the USS Phoenix? I didn't until I saw a display case at the VA hospital here in Phoenix.

[dpetty121263]

Former USS Phoenix

[Oatka]

A Royal Navy submarine sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War.

She was ex-USS Phoenix of WWII. We sold her to them in 1951. A light cruiser (6" guns). Over 300 men went down with her.

Bow blown off and sinking.

[dfwgator]

Brezhnev took Afghanistan.
Begin took Beirut.
Galtieri took the Union Jack.
And Maggie, over lunch one day,
Took a cruiser with all hands.
Apparently, to make him give it back